Incarcerated Chairman Wontumi Outlines Four Major Proposals For Ghana’s Prison Reform

Incarcerated Chairman Wontumi Outlines Four Major Proposals For Ghana’s Prison Reform

According to recent reports, Marking 100 days in custody at Nsawam Prison, former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako—popularly known as Chairman Wontumi—has proposed four key reforms to transform Ghana’s correctional system. Reported by TV3 Ghana, his recommendations aim...

Dr Palgrave calls for prison hospital, conjugal visits and reforms

Dr Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, spokesperson to NPP Ashanti Regional Chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has called on the government and Parliament to undertake major reforms in Ghana’s prison system, including the construction of a dedicated prison hospital and the introduction of regulated conjugal visits. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, October …

Wontumi calls for prison reforms, dedicated hospital and conjugal visits

Chairman Wontumi urges Parliament to pass new Prison Reform Act, improve inmates’ welfare and modernise Ghana’s correctional facilities. Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, has called for comprehensive reforms in Ghana’s prison system, including the establishment of a dedicated prison hospital, improved welfare for prison officers, and regulated conjugal visits for inmates and their spouses. In reflections shared through…

Chairman Wontumi calls for new prison facilities after Nsawam experience

Chairman Wontumi proposes a modern hospital, family visitation spaces and better accommodation in wider reforms to Ghana’s prisons to improve inmate welfare.

Wontumi now organises draughts competitions inside Prison – Journalist reveals

Ghanaian broadcast journalist Kwame Tanko has revealed that Chairman Wontumi, born Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been organising draughts competitions for inmates at Nsawam Medium Security Prison to keep them mentally active and promote good health. Tanko said the former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) had found a way to keep himself and fellow inmates occupied while serving his prison sentence. “Chairman Wontumi has bee…